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In a discovery that could lead to big changes in small-scale electronics, UCLA researchers developed a method for switching tiny magnetic fields on and off with an electric field.

"Mandela for President: South Africa Votes for Democracy," which opens April 7, documents the historic vote that effectively buried the apartheid regime.

Unusually high calcium levels in the blood can almost always be traced to primary hyperparathyroidism, an undertreated, underreported condition that affects mainly women and the elderly, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.

The UCLA professors are among 126 scientists and scholars in the United States and Canada to receive the prestigious honor from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

Researchers found that scopolamine, often used for nausea and motion sickness, could boost the effectiveness of an anxiety treatment known as exposure therapy.

By combining a signaling molecule with a polymer, the team created a therapy that mimics the body's natural ability to heal itself and that can be shipped and stored safely.

Meyers Drysdale will deliver the keynote address at both the 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. ceremonies on June 14 at the newly opened Pauley Pavilion.

The groundbreaking method uses a DVD burner to fabricate the graphene-based devices, which can charge and discharge up to a thousand times faster than standard batteries.

A new "pill" created by UCLA engineers and colleagues mimics the action of the human liver, helping speed up the elimination of alcohol from the body.

Depressed seniors not being treated with antidepressants showed a weaker immune response to the shingles virus — and thus were less able to respond to the vaccine.

The exhibition, which runs through July 7, brings 125 extremely rare prints by one of South Africa's first black photojournalists to the U.S. for the first time.

"Our findings show how far nations still have to go to realize a world where all children have a chance to thrive, not just survive," said UCLA's Jody Heymann, the study's co-author.

Researchers say that a new minimally invasive "keyhole" surgery to remove blood from the brain may benefit patients previously deemed lost causes.

The CH25H enzyme has broad virus-fighting properties and potentially could be used as a weapon against deadly pathogens that cause HIV, Ebola and Rift Valley Fever.

In her most recent book, Tamara Levitz shows how Stravinksy's "Persephone" fiasco was largely the result of a tug of war between a burgeoning gay rights movement and the religious right.

The world's first physician to be board-certified in both pediatrics and ophthalmology, UCLA's Apt was a tireless innovator who was best known for developing an eye drop to prevent surgery-related blindness.

Chemical and biomolecular engineer James C. Liao was honored for his innovative methods of producing alternative fuels and his work on metabolic diseases.

The exhibition, which features 50 stunning traditional ensembles, explores the historical and cultural influences that have shaped European rural dress over millennia.

UCLA researchers found that gay and bisexual black and Latino men voluntarily used health-related Facebook groups to discuss HIV and request at-home testing kits.

The UCLA-developed polymer capsule delivers cell-destroying material to the nucleus of cancer cells, inducing their death while leaving healthy cells unharmed.

Both nurtritional substances appear to boost the ability of critical immune cells to gobble up amyloid-beta and other waste products in the brain and body, UCLA researchers say.

Dying cells and cancer cells exhibited a previously unknown communication method, influencing the function of healthy cells that were in an isolated, enclosed chamber.

Jan Kempenaers' photos highlight the now-dilapidated, futuristic-looking monuments that once heralded a socialist future free of ethnic divisions and strife.

Dr. Earl Freymiller is the inaugural holder of the chair, which honors longtime supporters Bob and Marion Wilson for their generosity to the dental school.

Joshua Bloom's "Black Against Empire" recasts the Panther Party, known primarily for its approach to black self-defense, as a pioneer in worldwide revolutionary politics.